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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. It was under the bodhi tree in India twenty-five centuries ago that Buddha achieved the insight that three states of mind were the source of all our unhappiness: wrong knowing, obsessive desire, and anger. All are difficult, but in one instant of anger—one of the most powerful emotions—lives can be ruined, and health and spiritual development can be destroyed. This book saved several of my friendships during my 20s. It was also the first of Thich Nhat Hanh's works I'd read. He has since become a great hero of mine. It's also the book that introduced me to the concept of Slow Eating, which I've used to great success in losing weight and eating healthier. ... And everything I just wrote seems like such a shallow commentary on what is a profoundly wise and affecting book. It will change your life, if you let it. This book I was surprised to see appears to have been endorsed by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. himself. I'd not realized that this author or practioner was around that long. Much of what is in the book goes back to the mindfullness or insight meditation that I studied after university, which I did not find helpful with my panic reactions to trauma, nor with trauma itself, but in adding his chapter about caring for and inviting the inner wounded child along when you go to see a beautiful mountain, for example, now I see that there are other ways to use mindfulness and meditation that can be helpful in dealing with trauma. I particularly like the idea of spouses treating each other with the respect normally reserved for a guest in one's house, which he says is Vietnamese tradition. Very nice. no reviews | add a review
Draws on the principles of Buddhism to discuss the potentially devastating impact of anger on human health and offers a variety of stories, techniques, and tools designed to help transform anger into peace and bring harmony and healing into one's life. No library descriptions found. |
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Through breathing and mindfulness, we can transform the energy of anger into a revelation of our passion and an expression of our compassion:
"Breathing in, I know that anger has manifested in me. Hello, my little anger. I will take good care of you."
"Darling, I am angry and therefore suffer. I am doing my best. Please help me." ( )